The number of asylum applications in the UK has hit a new high, though the backlog of cases waiting for a decision has fallen to its lowest level since 2021. A total of 109,343 people applied for ...

Rap trio Kneecap have announced a surprise performance in London hours after one of their members was charged with a terror offence. The Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that Liam Og O hAnnaidh, ...

Multiple people on board a private plane that crashed into a San Diego neighbourhood are dead, authorities said. Assistant Fire Department Chief Dan Eddy said that they will be investigating whether ...

Lord Gove was supported by close allies and fellow Conservative peers Baroness Finn and Lord Vaizey of Didcot.

AN EPCR CHALLENGE Cup victory can be the springboard to a golden era as Lawrence Dallaglio knows only too well – making Bath’s trip ...

Sir Keir Starmer has signed an agreement to hand over sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal that will cost £101 million per year. The deal involves leasing back a crucial military ...

Prosecutors, police and medical professionals will be scrutinised by a two-year public inquiry into the fatal Nottingham attacks, the Government has announced. Valdo Calocane killed students Barnaby ...

The largest education union in England has threatened to ‘register a dispute’ with the Government unless it fully funds the pay award.

The British Medical Association, the union representing doctors, has said the pay rise does not go far enough in restoring historical pay freezes.

ANDY Goode believes that Fin Smith’s all-round error-free skillset can win the day against highlights machine Matthieu Jalibert in the battle ...

A helicopter blade “narrowly missed” an oil rig worker after it broke while they were trying to secure the aircraft to a helipad during high winds, an investigation has found.

Eritreans have become the most common nationality of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the English Channel, new figures show. Some 1,291 arrivals in the first three months of 2025 were from ...